CVE-2026-18960

Block User Account < 2.0.1 - Subscriber+ Account Block Bypass via Application Passwords

Published Aug 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Block User Account WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not enforce its account block on every authentication path, allowing a blocked user who holds an application password created before the block to retain their full role-level read and write access through the REST API.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions block User Account
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions block User Account
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Description The Block User Account WordPress plugin before 2.0.1 does not enforce its account block on every authentication path, allowing a blocked user who holds an application password created before the block to retain their full role-level read and write access through the REST API.
Title Block User Account < 2.0.1 - Subscriber+ Account Block Bypass via Application Passwords
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 11, 2026, 8:41 PM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2026, 2:34 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 10, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:30 PM